May 23, 2016
Attorneys with four firms were appointed as co-lead counsel to the subscribers in a California multidistrict litigation alleging DirecTV's exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket package violates federal antitrust laws after a judge said Monday Girard Gibbs LLP's attorney lacks the experience for the role.
May 12, 2016
Hausfeld LLP and Robins Kaplan LLP urged a California federal court overseeing multidistrict litigation over DirecTV's exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket package to appoint them co-lead counsel for a group of bars and restaurants, arguing the case raises separate issues than in those against the NHL and Major League Baseball that were settled by other lead counsel contenders.
March 28, 2016
A California federal judge on Monday denied a bid by fans, who were swept into multidistrict litigation over DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket package, to get their case sent back to state court, finding that their claims turned on a federal question: Did DirecTV have a monopoly?
February 01, 2016
Fans in a lawsuit that was swept into multidistrict litigation over DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket package urged the California federal court overseeing the case Friday to send their suit, which brings claims under California's state business practices and consumer protection laws, back to state court.